Garment-fastener.



PATBNTED 0.018, 1907. P. G. WRIGHT. GARMBNT FASTBNER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 14.1906.

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PATENTED OCT. 8, 1907.

I'. G. WRIGHT. GARMENT PASTENER.

APPLIoATIoN FILED 11011.14. 190e.

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l W/TNESSES 7 @by FRANK G. WRIGHT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GARMENT-FASTENER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FnANnG. WRIGHT, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city ,of New A York, borough of Brooklyn, in thecounty of Kings and clasps are flared outwardly,

vwhen the device is in use.

State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Garment-Fastener, ofwhich the following is-a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to means for closing a placket or opening in anarticle of wearing apparel, and while it is adapted for various uses,such as on shoes, gloves, corsets and other articles of apparel, it isespecially adapted to be used for closing the fiaps of the placket of awomans skirt, and has for its object to securely hold together the flapsof a placket when in use and to enable the flaps to be readily separatedwhen desired.

Other objects relating to the specific construction and specialarrangement of the several parts of my invention willbe understood bythe following description and the accompanying drawings, in whichdrawings like characters of reference indicate like parts through- 'outthe views, and in which Figurel is a front elevation of a deviceembodying my invention applied to a skirt, showing the flaps of a skirtclosed together; Fig. 2 is a similar view of the device shown in Fig. lshowing the flaps of the placket partly separated; Fig. 3 is a verticallongitudinal sec'- tion taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is atransverse section of the device taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. l; Fig. 5is a vertical transverse section taken on the line 5,-5 of Fig. 6; Fig.6 is a horizontal section taken on the line 6 6 of Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is avertical transverse section taken on the line 7-7 of Fig. 4; Fig. 8 is afront elevation of a guide plate showing a modification of my invention;Fig. 9 is a vertical section taken Specication of Letters Patent.vApplication filed November `14, 1906.

on the line 9-9 of Fig. 8; and Fig. 10 is a plan of a Y 6, by means of.which the guide blank shown in Figs. 8 and 9.

' along the flexible ribs 5.

As illustrated in the drawings, the edges of the flaps 1 and 2 of askirt are provided with auxiliary flaps 3 and 4 respectively. The edgesof the auxiliary flaps 3 and 4 are provided with flexible ribs of anysuitable construction, preferably consisting of cords 5 looped into theauxiliary flaps 3 and 4 by binding the edges of said flaps over. onthemselves, or by otherwise securing said ribs to' the auxiliary flapsor to the main flaps of the garment. The flaps of the placket are heldltogether when in use by means of a retaining melnber, consisting of aflexible strip ,6 provided with clasps 7 secured` thereto at suchintervals as may be desired.' The clasps 7 are preferably constructed ofa blank having its ends turned inward to form av loop adapted to claspthe strip 6, and thenturned outward to form clasps adapted to' engagethe ribs 5, as shown in Fig. 4. The edgesof the y as indicated by 7 inFig. 7, tear the covering of the ribs 5 The edges of the back porso asnotto bind on or tion of the clasp are bent inward so as to clamp theflexi- Patented bot. 8,1907. serial No. 343,361.

blestlip', as indicated by 7b in. Fig. 7. The lower end, of theclosingstrip 6 is secured to the skirt at the junction of the flaps in anysuitable manner, and is otherwise free from engagement with said flapsexcept as it is connected therwith by means of the clasps 7. The upper'end of the strip 6 is provided with a guide plate 8 having guide ways8, as shown in Fig. 5. These guide ways are independent of eachother,and are separated by means of an intervening depression orpartition 9 so as to keep the rib of one flap from rubbing against therib ,of the oppositely disposed flap when the device is in use. curvedguide-ways 8" and partition 9 form laterally fiari-ng recesses adaptedto receive the cords 5 or edges of the placket openin ,and permit saidcordsto extend vertically therein, as shown in Fig. 5, when the placketis closed, or to bear in Fig. 2, when the placket is being opened.

In the construction shown Iin Figs. 4, and 6, the gaiide plate is madein two sections; a front section 8, composing the gu'ide plate proper,and a rear section 10, forming a backing iorsaid plate. The front andback sections of the guide plate are attached to the exible strip 6 inany suitable manner, as by means of lips -11 formed on\ the upper andlower portions of the front plate, which extend ardund the back plateand yare clenched onto the baclq of vthe strip 6, as shown in Fig..3.The upper end of the strip 6 is preferably secured to the back of thegui'de plate by means of slits l0u formed in said back, and a clampingstrip 10b intermediate said' The against the guide-ways 8, as shownslits. The end ofthe strip when passed through said -slits is pressedinward by theclamping stn'p 10b, thereby securing the strip securely ltothe back of the guide plate. The end of the strip is turned over onitself and bound to the body of the strip so as to forma lingerl loopguide plate may be 'drawn When the device is in operation and the iapsof the placket are closed, the parts are arranged as shown in Fig. l.The flaps of the placket when separated from each other cause the guideplate t slide downward on the flexible ribs 5, as shown in Fig. 2. Asthe guide plate is moved downward on said the placket are separated, thestrip A6 forms loops uib, as shown in Fig. 3. By drawing the ends of theiaps away from each other the guide plate is drawn down to the lowerends of the flaps, thereby enabling the placket to be entirely opened.

ribs andthe iaps of I do not desire to be limited to the construction ofguide plate hereinbefore described, and in most instances I preer toconstruct the guide plates of a single blank shown in Fig. 1() adaptedto be bent over onto itself so as to form a front plate, 12 anda backplate 13, the front plate having oppositely disposed curved guide ways14 formed thereon, and a lip l5 adapted to be doubled over onto the endof the back section and hold saidvsections together, as illustrated inFig. 9. The

back section 13 is preferably provided with oppositely disposed slots 16forming an intermediate clamping Strip 17 adaptereto clamp the flexiblestrip 6 when passed through sl id slots, as shown in Fig. 9. The ends Ma0f the guideways are flared outward, as shown in Fig. 8, so as toprevent said ends from binding on or tearing the covering of theflexible ribs formed on the edges of the placket flaps. l

Having thus described my invention, what I claim its new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A guide plate for a. placket closure, having a front plate providedwith oppositely disposed curved. guidewnys spaced from `each other,curved in cross section and provided with flaring ends, and a back pintoformed ,integral with the front plate and provided with means forsecuring the free edge of the baek` plate on the' free edge of the frontplate.

2. A guide plate for a plaeet closure, having a front plate providedwith oppositely disposed curved guidewuys, curved in cross section andprovided with flaring ends;

:1nd n back plate formed integral with th(` front plate und providedwith oppositeiy disposed slots forming :in intermediate clampingr pititeadapted to be secured to :i elimine' strip.

35A closing member for :t placket opening, consisting; of a tlexiblestrip adapted to overlap the edges ot' the opening, and provided withclasps havin;l :i sliding engagement with said edges, :1nd a guide plnteseem-ed to snid strip und provided with recesses Haring laterally fromthe lower portion of said guide plate :idnpt'ed to reeeive the edges ofsaid opening.

4. 'lhe combination with :i iiexibie strip provided with clasps having ainterni opening, :ind :L guide platte secured to said strip providedwith enrved ;'nide,-\\':1r:`l :ind recesses darin: laterally from thelower portion ot snid guide plate.

In testimony whereof l have signed my nume to this speeiticntion in thepresent-e ot' trvdsiiliseribiiig witnesses.

FRANK G. Wliltlll'l.

Witnesses Roiusn'r W. Mmmm,

Wn. CARSON.

